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While flipping through the pages of CollectorCarNation this week, I came across this gorgeous 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T which the owner claims was used in the 1997 remake of the legendary movie Vanishing Point. Nevermind the fact that the famous Challenger driven by Kowalski in Vanishing Point was white as the owner mentions that the …

According to the folks at Automobile Magazine, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne has indicated that the next era of Street and Racing Technology (SRT) vehicles will include the Dodge Journey SRT6 in addition to the Dodge Dart SRT4. Little is known now about the Dodge Journey SRT6 right now but with the introduction of a …

During a discussion with Automobile Magazine, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Dodge Avenger and Dodge Durango will both be killed off in the near future as part of the effort to remove redundancies among the brands. Recently, we learned that the Dodge Grand Caravan would be spared as the Chrysler Town & …

This past weekend of NHRA drag racing started strong for the Mopar teams as Ron Capps set an NHRA Funny Car class record for ET and speed – and it ended just as well with a Charger versus Charger final round that crowned Johnny Gray the class champion of the 43rd annual Toyota NHRA SuperNationals. …

Tonight during the second round of qualifying for the Toyota NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown New Jersey, Ron Capps and his 2012 NAPA Dodge Charger funny car tore down the 1,000 foot track in just 3.964 seconds with a trap speed of 320.89 – both of which are new records for the NHRA Funny Car class. …